CTET-SEPT 2016

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST
Date for Submission of On-Line Application: 22.06.2016 to 18.07.2016
Last date for submission of On-line Application: 18.07.2016
Last date for submission of fee: 19.07.2016 (Before 03.30 PM )

CTET- SEPT 2016

INFORMATION BULLETIN

Date of Examination: 18.09.2016 (Sunday)

CONDUCTED BY

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST UNIT

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PS 1-2, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, I P EXTENSION, PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110092

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IMPORTANT NOTES:
(a)

Candidates can apply for CTET - SEPT 2016 ON-LINE through CTET
website www.ctet.nic.in w.e.f. 22.06.2016 to 18.07.2016

(b)

The application for CTET - SEPT 2016 has been made completely online with the
facility to upload latest photograph and signature of the applicant. The particulars
will be filled online and the scanned images of latest photograph and
signature (in JPG format only) will be uploaded at the time of filling the
application form. The candidates are advised to keep the scanned images of
latest photograph and signature of the candidates ready in JPG format before
applying online.

(c)

The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and

shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to apply
as per the given eligibility criteria.

(d)

Candidate should enter his/her particulars i.e. Name, Fathers Name,

Mothers Name and Date of Birth as per Class Xth Certificate. Please
note that no request for any change in particular will be accepted
under any circumstances after the specified date for online
correction is over.

(e)

ON-LINE SUBMISSION - www.ctet.nic.in

Candidates can apply ON-LINE through CTET website www.ctet.nic.in. The
candidate should supply all details while filling the Online Form and upload their
scanned images of latest photograph & signature. After successful submission of
data and requisite fee Candidates are required to take printout of
Confirmation Page for record and keep it for their reference. The
Confirmation Page is not required to be sent to CTET Unit.
Fee Details for CTET - SEPT 2016 are as follows:
CATEGORY
General/OBC
SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person

Only Paper I or II
Rs.600/Rs.300/-

Both Paper I & II

Rs.1000/Rs.500/-

Service Charges & Service Taxes (as applicable) will be charged extra by the Bank

Mode of Payment:
Remittance through E-Challan by depositing the prescribed fee in CTET
Exam Fee Account with Syndicate Bank or Canara Bank.
By Debit/Credit Card.
Method of Submission of Online Application Form:
STEP 1:
STEP 2:
STEP 3:
STEP 4:

Log on to CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in.

Go to the link Apply Online and open the same.
Fill in the Online Application Form
Upload Scanned Images of latest Photograph and Signature

The scanned image of latest photograph is required to upload to avoid the

inconvenience at centre, as this photograph will be matched with the actual candidate
appearing in the examination.
The signature should be in jpg format.
Size of the photo image must be greater than 4 kb and less than 100 kb.
Size of the signature image must be greater than 1 kb and less than 25 kb.
Image Dimension of photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height) only.

Note:

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STEP 5:

Pay examination Fee by e-challan or debit/credit card

STEP 6:

Print Confirmation page for record and future reference.

The candidates particulars cannot be changed/edited once the examination fee

has been submitted. Thereafter corrections in the particulars can be made online
w.e.f. 20.07.2016 to 25.07.2016.
The candidates shall be permitted to make on-line correction in their following
particulars i.e. name, father and mother name, date of birth, category, differently
abled category, Paper opted (i.e. Paper I or Paper II), Subject for Paper II, First
choice of Centre, language I and/or II opted, Address of correspondence and the
name of the Institution/College/University from where he/she has obtained his/her
B.Ed Degree/Diploma in Elementary Education etc.
No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through
fax/application or by email etc. No correspondence in this regard will be
entertained. Please note that no request for any change in particular will be
accepted under any circumstances after the specified date for online
correction is over.
The candidates may download Admit Card from CTET website w.e.f.
17.08.2016 onwards and appear for the examination at the given Centre. For
latest updates, please visit CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in

The address for correspondence:

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY (CTET),
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION,
PS 1-2, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, I P EXTENSION, PATPARGANJ,
DELHI-110 092
Contact No: 011-22235774, 22240104 Fax: 22240103
Email: ctet@cbse.gov.in
The candidate must retain Confirmation Page and
E-Challan (if fee paid through Syndicate or Canara
and future reference.
Qualifying the CTET would not confer a right
Recruitment/Employment as it is only one of the
appointment.

Website : www.ctet.nic.in

Candidates Copy of
E-Challan) for record
on any person for
eligibility criteria for

Email: ctet@cbse.gov.in

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The candidate should mention their own mobile number and E-Mail id
while submitting their on-line application as the CTET alerts will be sent
to the candidates on their registered mobile number and E-Mail id.

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CONTENTS
Descriptions

Page No.

1.

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

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2.

SHORT TITLE

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3.

DEFINITIONS

05

4.

SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION

06

5.

MODE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

06

6.

ELIGIBILITY

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7.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF CTET

08

8.

LANGUAGE OF THE QUESTION PAPER

10

9.

QUALIFYING MARKS AND AWARD OF CTET CERTIFICATE

10

10.

APPLICABILITY

10

11.

VALIDITY PERIOD OF CTET CERTIFICATE

11

12.

EXAMINATION CENTRES

11

13.

ADMIT CARD

11

15.

PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION AND USE OF

OMR ANSWER SHEET
EXAMINATION FEE FOR CENTRAL TEACHER ELEGIBILITY
TEST

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12

16.

VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY

17.

FURNISHING
OF
INFORMATION

18.

RE-CHECKING/ RE-EVALUATION

13

19.

AMANUENSIS

13

20.

DISPATCH OF CERTIFICATE AND MARK STATEMENT

13

21.

WEEDING OUT RULES

14

22.

COPY OF OMR SHEET/ANSWER KEY

14

23.

LEGAL JURISDICTION

14

24.

METHOD OF SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

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25.

APPENDIX I - V

FALSE,

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WRONG

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INACCURATE

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1.

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act,
the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) vide Notification dated 23rd
August, 2010 and 29th JULY, 2011 laid down the minimum qualifications for a
person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for class I to VIII. It had been
inter alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be
eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in Clause
(n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility
Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in
accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE.
The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be
eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under:
i.

It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the

recruitment process;

ii. It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these
institutions to further improve their performance standards;
iii. It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays
special emphasis on teacher quality
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
has
entrusted
the
responsibility
of
conducting
the
Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary
Education, Delhi.

2.

SHORT TITLE
These rules will be called as Central Teacher Eligibility Test Rules, 2011
(CTET).

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.

viii.
ix.
x.

Government means Government of India.

Ministry means Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi.
Board means Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.
School for this purpose means any school where CTET is applicable as
per RTE ACT 2009.
CTET means Central Teacher Eligibility Test.
Qualifying Examination means Examination on the result of which the
candidate becomes eligible to apply for Central Teacher Eligibility Test.
Rules mean The rules specified by the Central Board of Secondary
Education for the conduct of CTET under the directive of Ministry of
Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Schedule Castes means Scheduled Castes as specified and laid down
by the Government of India.
Scheduled Tribes means Scheduled Tribes as specified and laid
down by the Government of India.
Other Backward Classes (OBCs) means Other Backward Classes as
specified and laid down by the Government of India or by the respective
States/UTs, where CTET is applicable/adopted, as the case may be.

DEFINITIONS

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Differently abled persons means Differently abled persons as
specified and laid down by the Government of India or the respective
States/UTs, where CTET is applicable/adopted, as the case may be.
Examining Body means Central Board of Secondary Education Delhi
for conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test on behalf of the Central
Government.

xi.

xii.

4.

SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION
THE SCHEDULE OF CTET- SEPT 2016 IS GIVEN BELOW:
(The Paper-II will be held in the morning session and Paper-I in the evening
session)
DATE OF
EXAMINATION
18.09.2016
18.09.2016

TIMING

DURATION

PAPER II
PAPER - I

09.30 AM TO 12.00 PM
02.00 PM TO 04.30 PM

2.30 HOURS
2.30 HOURS

MODE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

A candidate can apply for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test On-line by logging
on CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in only.
Before applying online please ensure to have following documents / files:
Scanned image of latest photograph and signature in JPG format only, for
uploading.
A copy of Class Xth Certificate.
Decide the mode of payment of fee:

Through Debit/Credit Card using on-line gateway payment facility,

or
Fee remitted through e-challan by downloading e-challan form from
CTET official website.

a)

If decided to pay fee through Debit/Credit Card, check the validity of

the Card and keep it ready with you while logging on to website for
submitting application form.

b)

If decided to pay through e-challan, download e-challan after

completing Part-II of Registration and deposit the Fee in CTET Exam
Fee A/c with Syndicate Bank or Canara Bank.

c)

Once the payment has been confirmed by the Bank/CTET, a

confirmation page will be generated.

d)

The candidates are NOT required to send hard copy of

confirmation page to CTET unit. However, the candidates are
advised to retain the hard copy of the application i.e. confirmation
page, challan if fee is paid by e-challan, for future reference.

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6.

ELIGIBILITY
The following persons are eligible for appearing in the CTET.

6.1

Minimum Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes I-V:

Primary Stage
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever
name known)
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever
name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure),
Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*.
OR
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in
Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

6.2

Minimum Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes VI-VIII:

Elementary Stage
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in
Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor
in Education (B.Ed).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor
in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and
Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed.
(Special Education)*.

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ii. Diploma/Degree Course in Teacher Education: For the purposes of this

Notification, a Diploma/Degree course in teacher education recognized by the
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered.
However, in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.ED
(Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of
India (RCI) only shall be considered.

i. Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational

Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging
to reserved categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/Differently abled.

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iii. Training to be undergone: A person with D.Ed (Special Education) or

qualification shall undergo, after appointment , an NCTE recognized 6-month
Special Programme in Elementary Education.
iv. The minimum qualifications referred above apply to teachers of Languages,
Social Studies/Social Science, Mathematics, Science etc. In respect of
teachers for Physical Education, the minimum qualification norms for Physical
Education teachers referred to in NCTE Regulation, dated 3rd November,
2001 (as amended from time to time) shall be applicable. For teachers of Art
Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc. the existing
eligibility norms prescribed by the State Governments and other school
managements shall be applicable till such time the NCTE lays down the
minimum qualifications in respect of such teachers.

v. The candidate not having any of the above qualification shall not be
eligible for appearing in Central Teacher Eligibility Test.

vi. The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying

and shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible
to apply as per the given eligibility criteria. It is to be noted that if
a candidate has been allowed to appear in the Central Teacher
Eligibility Test it does not imply that the candidates eligibility has
been verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for
appointment. The eligibility shall be finally verified, by the
concerned recruiting agency / appointing authority.
STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF CTET
All questions in CTET will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), with four
alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. Each carrying one mark and
there will be no negative marking.
There will be two papers of CTET.
(i) Paper I will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.

Note: A person who intents to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and
classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and
Paper II).

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7.1

Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage :

Duration of examination-Two-and-a-half hours
Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

Child Development and Pedagogy

Language I (compulsory)
Language II (compulsory)
Mathematics
Environmental Studies
Total

30 MCQs
30 MCQs
30 MCQs
30 MCQs
30 MCQs
150 MCQs

30 Marks
30 Marks
30 Marks
30 Marks
30 Marks
150 Marks

Nature and standard of questions:

The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational
psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years.
They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse
learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good
facilitator of learning.

The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the
medium of instruction.

The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language,

communication and comprehension abilities.

Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may

choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the
available language options and will be required to specify the same in the
Confirmation Page.

The Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the
concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the
subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed
over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes
I V by the NCERT.
The questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in
syllabus of the NCERT for classes I V but their difficulty standard as well as
linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

Child Development & Pedagogy(compulsory)

Language I (compulsory)
Language II (compulsory)
Mathematics and Science
(for Mathematics and Science teacher)
(v) Social Studies/Social Science
(for Social Studies/Social Science teacher)
*For any other teacher either (IV) or (V)

Total

30 MCQs
30 MCQs
30 MCQs
60 MCQs

30 Marks
30 Marks
30 Marks
60 Marks

60 MCQs

60 Marks

150 MCQs 150 Marks

Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage :

Duration of examination Two-and-a-half hours
Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)

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Nature and standard of questions:

8.

The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational
psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11-14
years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and
psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes
and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the
medium of instruction.
The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language,
communication and comprehension abilities.
Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may
choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the
available language options and will be required to specify the same in the
Confirmation Page.
The Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/Social
Science will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical
understanding of the subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science
will be of 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over
different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI VIII by the NCERT.
The questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in
syllabus of the NCERT for classes VI - VIII but their difficulty standard as well
as linkages, could be up to the Senior Secondary stage.

LANGUAGE OF THE QUESTION PAPER:

Main question paper shall be Bilingual (Hindi/English).

9.

QUALIFYING MARKS AND AWARD OF CTET CERTIFICATE

As per NCTE notification No. 76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad Dated 11.02.2011: A person
who scores 60% or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass.
(a) School managements (Government, local bodies, government aided and
unaided) may consider giving concessions to person belonging to
SC/ST, OBC, differently abled persons, etc., in accordance with their
extant reservation policy.
(b) Should give weightage to the CTET scores in the recruitment process
however, qualifying the CTET would not confer a right on any person for
recruitment/employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for
appointment.

APPLICABILITY
(i) The CTET shall apply to schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS,
Central Tibetan Schools, etc.) and schools under the administrative control of
UTs of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Andaman &
Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi.

(iii) Schools owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies and
aided schools shall consider the TET conducted by the State Government.
However, a State Government can also consider the CTET if it decides not to
conduct the State TET.

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(ii) CTET may also apply to the unaided private schools, who may exercise the
option of considering the CTET.

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(iv) According to CBSE Affiliation Bye-Law 53, prescribing the minimum
qualifications for teachers to teach various subjects in Classes I to VIII in the
schools Affiliated to CBSE stands amended to that extent and it shall be
mandatory that the teachers appointed hereinafter i.e. 6th March 2012 to teach
classes I to VIII in the Schools affiliated to the CBSE shall qualify/pass the
Central Teacher Eligibility Test or Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), conducted by
the appropriate Central/ State Government in accordance with the Guidelines
framed by the NCTE for this purpose.

11.

VALIDITY PERIOD OF CTET CERTIFICATE:

11.1 The Validity Period of CTET qualifying certificate for appointment will be seven
years from the date of declaration of its result for all categories.
11.2 There is no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring
a CTET Certificate. A person who has qualified CTET may also appear again for
improving his/her score.
11.3 A candidate can get a duplicate copy of Marks Statement or Eligibility Certificate
by paying the prescribed fee by way of Demand Draft in favour of Secretary,
Central Board of Secondary Education, drawn on any nationalized bank,
payable at Delhi. Format for applying for duplicate marks statement/certificate is
available on CTET official website i.e. www.ctet.nic.in
Time for issue of duplicate document
Within 14 working days

12.

Amount (per document)

Rs.200/- + Rs. 35/- (Postal Charges)

EXAMINATION CENTRES
List of Examination Cities where the CTET will be conducted is given in
Appendix-III. Candidates are required to give THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS in
order of their preference. While every effort will be made to allot a Centre in one
of the places opted by the candidate, the Board reserves its discretion to allot a
Centre other than that of Candidates choice anywhere in India.
Under no circumstances, the Centre once allotted shall be changed by the
Board. In case the number of candidates in any of the notified City is very
less for running the Examination Centre, the Board at its discretion may not
conduct the Examination in that City and the Candidate who opted that city
as 1st Choice may be allotted Examination Centres in other city opted as 2 nd
or 3rd choice.

ADMIT CARD
The candidates may download admit card from CTET official website only w.e.f.
17.08.2016 onwards and appear for the examination at the given Centre. In case
of any discrepancy noticed in admit card regarding particulars of candidate,
photograph and signature or any other information vary from confirmation page,
he/she may immediately contact CTET unit for necessary corrections.

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In case confirmation page is not generated after depositing the requisite fees, the
candidate should approach the Assistant Secretary, CTET Unit, CBSE between
10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. from 20.07.2016 to 25.07.2016 along with proof of
payment of fee i.e. candidate copy of E-Challan, if payment made through EChallan or copy of bank statement, if payment made through Credit/Debit Card
for considering his/her candidature for CTET - SEPT 2016 examination.

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The candidates shall report at the Examination Centre 90 minutes before
the commencement of the examination. Candidate report at the examination
centre after 9:30 AM shall not be allowed to sit in Paper II and candidate
report after 2:00 PM shall not be allowed to sit in Paper I.
The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the admit card carefully
and follow them during the conduct of the examination.

14.

PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION AND USE OF OMR

ANSWER SHEET
Procedure for conduct of examination and instructions for use of the Test Booklet
and OMR Answer Sheet are given in Appendix-II.
Candidates are advised to go through the instructions carefully before proceeding
for Examination.

15.

EXAMINATION FEE FOR CENTRAL TEACHER ELEGIBILITY TEST:

CATEGORY
General/OBC
SC/ST/Differently Abled Person

Only Paper I or II
Rs.600/Rs.300/-

Both Paper I & II

Rs.1000/Rs.500/-

Service Charges & Service Taxes (if applicable) will be charged extra by the Banks

15.1 Instructions for Applying On-line are given in Appendix IV.

It is to be noted that if a candidate has been allowed to appear in the Central

Teacher Eligibility Test, it does not imply that the candidates eligibility has been
verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for appointment. The
eligibility shall be finally verified, by the concerned recruiting agency / appointing
authority. The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and shall
be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to apply as per the given
eligibility criteria.

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16.

Fee once remitted shall not be refunded or adjusted for future test under
any circumstances.

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15.2

Candidates are advised to go through the instructions carefully before

applying On-line through CTET website.
The particulars once filled by the candidate shall be final and will not be
changed in future. Permission for online change/correction in particulars of
candidate will be allowed w.e.f. 20.07.2016 to 25.07.2016 only and no further
request for change in particulars will be entertained under any circumstances.
The Board will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of
non-acceptance of any correction/addition/deletion in any particular
once filled in the Application Form whatsoever the reasons may be.
The candidates shall be permitted to make on-line correction w.e.f.
20.07.2016 to 25.07.2016 in their following particulars i.e. name, father and
mother name, date of birth, category, differently abled category, Paper opted
(i.e. Paper I or Paper II), Subject for Paper II, First choice of Centre,
language I and/or II opted, Address of correspondence and the name of the
Institution/College/University from where he/she has obtained his/her B.Ed
Degree/Diploma in Elementary Education etc.
No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through
fax/application or by email etc. No correspondence in this regard will be
entertained. Please note that no request for any change in particular will
be accepted under any circumstances after the specified date for online
correction is over.
Candidates are required to take printout of Confirmation Page and keep
it for reference. The Confirmation Page is not required to be sent to
CBSE/CTET

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17.

Furnishing of false, wrong or inaccurate information may lead to cancellation of

the Test result, forfeiture of the certificate and even prosecution in appropriate
cases.

18.

The machine - gradable Answer Sheets are evaluated with extreme care and are
repeatedly scrutinized. No request for re-checking, re-assessment, re-evaluation
or scrutiny of OMR Answer Sheets will be entertained. No correspondence in this
regard will be entertained.

19.

In accordance with the Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and

Empowerment Department of Disability guidelines vide OM F. No. 16110/2003-DD.III dated 26.02.2013 and subsequent CBSE OM No. CBSE/F61/2013 dated 15.04.2013, the following instructions are applicable
regarding differently abled candidates during the conduct of CTET
Examination:1. The differently abled candidates may be given compensatory time of 50
minutes in each paper of CTET Examination for differently abled
candidates who are making use of scribe/amanuensis. All the
candidates with disability not availing the facility of scribe may also be
allowed compensatory time of 50 minutes.
2. The facility of scribe/amanuensis may be allowed to any person who
has disability of 40% or more, if so desired by the person.
3. The candidate may be permitted for opting of his/her own
scribe/amanuensis or may be provided by the Centre Superintendent
on his/her request. Such candidates are advised to request the centre
superintendent for amanuensis one day before the examination in
between 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
4. There will be no criteria for educational qualification, age etc. for the
scribe/ amanuensis.
5. Proper seating arrangement preferably at ground floor, should be made
prior to the commencement of Examination to avoid confusion.
6. The time of giving the question paper, should be marked accurately and
timely supply of question paper meant for visually impaired candidates,
should be ensured.
7. There should also be flexibility in accommodating any change in
scribe/reader/lab assistant in case of emergency. The candidates
should also be allowed to take more than one scribe/reader for writing
different papers especially for language.
As per earlier CTET examinations, there will be separate Question
Paper for Visually Impaired candidates.

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Eligibility Certificate will be sent to all the candidates securing 60% above
marks by Speed Post. The CTET Marks Statement will be sent to the
candidates by Ordinary Post. CTET will not be responsible for Non-receipt
of Marks Statement or Eligibility Certificate by candidates due to
transit/postal loss.

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21.

WEEDING OUT RULES

The records of Central Teacher Eligibility Test including OMR Answer sheet is
preserved upto Two months from the date of declaration of result in accordance
with CBSE Examination Weeding out rules. Thereafter it will be disposed of as
per weeding out rules.

22.

COPY OF OMR SHEET/ANSWER KEY

The OMR sheet and the Answer Key of CTET examination will be displayed on
CTET official website for which a public notice will be issued in all leading
newspapers. The Candidates can download the same in the given stipulated
time.
Thereafter the Candidates can also seek a photocopy of their OMR Sheet of
CTET by paying fee of Rs.500/- per OMR, by way of Demand Draft in favour of
Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education drawn on any Nationalized
Bank and payable at Delhi.

LEGAL JURISDICTION

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All disputes pertaining to the conduct of CTET shall fall within the jurisdiction of
Delhi only. The Secretary, CBSE shall be the legal person in whose name the
Board may sue or may be sued.

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METHOD OF SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Log on to CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in

Go to the link Apply On-line and open the same.
Read the instructions carefully before filling on-line Application Form and click on
the link Proceed to Apply Online (at the end of page) to apply online and
follow Four Simple Steps

STEP 1 Fill in the on-line application form Part-I and note down the registration
number.
STEP 2 Upload Scanned Images of latest photograph and signature in the online application form Part-II
STEP 3 Make payment of fee through Debit/Credit Card or download e-challan
for payment in the designated accounts of Syndicate Bank or Canara
Bank.
STEP 4 Take print out of Confirmation page for completing Part-IV and keep it for
future reference along with copy of e-challan, (if fee paid through
e- challan). The candidates are advised NOT to send the hard copy
of the application/confirmation page to CBSE/CTET .
Click on Proceed to go online, follow the instructions carefully and fill the
Application Form. After filling all the required information on the Application Form
click Next or Reset button. Next button proceed for Review Page and
Reset button resets all the fields of Application Form filled by the candidate.
After checking all the particulars filled by the candidate in Review page, click on
Final Submit, if all the particulars are correct else go for Back button and
correct the particulars and then click on Final Submit button on review page.
After Final Submission, note down registration number and follow step 2 for
uploading images of latest photograph and signature in JPG format only.
After uploading latest photograph and signature the page will automatically
shifted to next step i.e. Fee Payment.

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All the four links for candidate registration i.e. 1. Online submission of application
form 2. upload images 3. payment of fee & 4. take print out of confirmation page
can also be used separately.

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After successful submission of fee, follow step 4 and take print out of the
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APPENDIX I
STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF SYLLABUS
(Paper I and Paper II)

Paper I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage

Child Development and Pedagogy
Child Development (Primary School Child)

b)

Concept of development and its relationship with learning

Principles of the development of children
Influence of Heredity & Environment
Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents,
Peers)
Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
Multi Dimensional Intelligence
Language & Thought
Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational
practice
Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based
on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning;
School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation:
perspective and practice
Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of
learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and
for assessing learner achievement.

Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with

special needs
5 Questions

c)

15 Questions

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged

and deprived
Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, impairment
etc.
Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

Learning and Pedagogy

10 Questions

How children think and learn; how and why children fail to achieve
success in school performance.
Basic processes of teaching and learning; childrens strategies of
learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
Child as a problem solver and a scientific investigator
Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding childrens
errors as significant steps in the learning process.
Cognition & Emotions
Motivation and learning
Factors contributing to learning personal & environmental

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a)

30 Questions

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Language I

II.
a)

Language Comprehension

30 Questions
15 Questions

Reading unseen passages two passages one prose or drama and one
poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal
ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

b)

Pedagogy of Language Development

Learning and acquisition

Principles of language Teaching
Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool
Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for
communicating ideas verbally and in written form
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
Language Skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading and writing
Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

III. Language II
a)

15 Questions

Comprehension

30 Questions
15 Questions

Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific)

with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability

15 Questions

Learning and acquisition

Principles of language Teaching
Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool
Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for
communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
Language Skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading and writing
Teaching learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

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Mathematics
Content

b)

V.

Geometry
Shapes & Spatial Understanding
Solids around Us
Numbers
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Measurement
Weight
Time
Volume
Data Handling
Patterns
Money

Pedagogical issues

Content
i.

ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.

15 Questions

Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding childrens thinking

and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language of Mathematics
Community Mathematics
Evaluation through formal and informal methods
Problems of Teaching
Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

Environmental Studies
a)

15 Questions

30 Questions
15 Questions

Family and Friends:

1.1 Relationships
1.2 Work and Play
1.3 Animals
1.4 Plants
Food
Shelter
Water
Travel
Things We Make and Do

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a)

30 Questions

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b)

Pedagogical Issues

15 Questions

Concept and scope of EVS

Significance of EVS, integrated EVS
Environmental Studies & Environmental Education
Learning Principles
Scope & relation to Science & Social Science
Approaches of presenting concepts
Activities
Experimentation/Practical Work
Discussion
CCE
Teaching material/Aids
Problems

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

I. Child Development and Pedagogy
Child Development (Elementary School Child)

Concept of development and its relationship with learning

Principles of the development of children
Influence of Heredity & Environment
Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents,
Peers)
Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
Language & Thought
Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational
practice
Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based
on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning;
School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation:
perspective and practice
Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of
learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and
for assessing learner achievement.

Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with

special needs
5 Questions

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged

and deprived
Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, impairment
etc.

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b)

15 Questions

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c)

Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

Learning and Pedagogy

How children think and learn; how and why children fail to achieve
success in school performance.
Basic processes of teaching and learning; childrens strategies of
learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
Child as a problem solver and a scientific investigator
Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding childrens
errors as significant steps in the learning process.
Cognition & Emotions
Motivation and learning
Factors contributing to learning personal & environmental

II. Language I
a)

10 Questions

Language Comprehension

30 Questions
15 Questions

Reading unseen passages two passages one prose or drama and one
poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal
ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

Pedagogy of Language Development

Learning and acquisition

Principles of language Teaching
Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool
Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for
communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
Language Skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading and writing
Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

III. Language II
Comprehension

30 Questions
15 Questions

Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific)

with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability

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a)

15 Questions

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Pedagogy of Language Development

Learning and acquisition

Principles of language Teaching
Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool
Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for
communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
Language Skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading and writing
Teaching learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

IV. Mathematics and Science

(i)
a)

Mathematics
Content

20 Questions

Knowing our Numbers

Playing with Numbers
Whole Numbers
Negative Numbers and Integers
Fractions

Algebra

30 Questions

Number System

60 Questions

Introduction to Algebra
Ratio and Proportion

Geometry

Basic geometrical ideas (2-D)

Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
Symmetry: (reflection)
Construction (using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses)

Mensuration

Data handling

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Pedagogical issues

(ii)
a)

Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking

Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language of Mathematics
Community Mathematics
Evaluation
Remedial Teaching
Problem of Teaching

Science
Content

b)

Materials of daily use

The World of the Living

Moving Things People and Ideas
How things work

Sources of food
Components of food
Cleaning food

Materials

Electric current and circuits

Magnets

Natural Phenomena
Natural Resources

Pedagogical issues

20 Questions

Food

30 Questions

10 Questions

Nature & Structure of Sciences

Natural Science/Aims & objectives
Understanding & Appreciating Science
Approaches/Integrated Approach
Observation/Experiment/Discovery (Method of Science)
Innovation
Text Material/Aids
Evaluation cognitive/psychomotor/affective
Problems
Remedial Teaching

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10 Questions

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V. Social Studies/Social Sciences

Content
History

When, Where and How

The Earliest Societies
The First Farmers and Herders
The First Cities
Early States
New Ideas
The First Empire
Contacts with Distant lands
Political Developments
Culture and Science
New Kings and Kingdoms
Sultans of Delhi
Architecture
Creation of an Empire
Social Change
Regional Cultures
The Establishment of Company Power
Rural Life and Society
Colonialism and Tribal Societies
The Revolt of 1857-58
Women and reform
Challenging the Caste System
The Nationalist Movement
India After Independence

Geography

Geography as a social study and as a science

Planet: Earth in the solar system
Globe
Environment in its totality: natural and human environment
Air
Water
Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication
Resources: Types-Natural and Human
Agriculture

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40 Questions

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Social and Political Life

b)

Diversity
Government
Local Government
Making a Living
Democracy
State Government
Understanding Media
Unpacking Gender
The Constitution
Parliamentary Government
The Judiciary
Social Justice and the Marginalised

Pedagogical issues

20 Questions

Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies

Class Room Processes, activities and discourse
Developing Critical thinking
Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
Sources Primary & Secondary
Projects Work
Evaluation

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Note: For Detailed syllabus of classes I-VIII, please refer to NCERT syllabus and textbooks

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PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED DURING CONDUCT OF CTET

1. The examination rooms/hall will be opened 90 minutes before the
commencement of test. Candidates should take their seat immediately after
opening of the examination hall. If the candidates do not report in time due to
any reason i.e. traffic jam, train/bus delay etc, they are likely to miss some of
the general instructions to be announced in the Examination Hall.
2. The candidate must show, the Admit Card downloaded from CTET official
website for admission in the examination room/hall. A candidate who does
not possess the valid Admit Card shall not be permitted for the examination
under any circumstances by the Centre Superintendent.
3. A seat indicating roll number will be allocated to each candidate. Candidates
should find and occupy their allocated seat only. Any candidate found to have
changed room or the seat on his/her own other than allotted, his/her
candidature shall be cancelled and no plea would be accepted for it.
4. A candidate who comes after the commencement of the examination
shall not be permitted to sit in the examination. The candidates shall
report at the Examination Centre 90 minutes before the examination.
5. Candidates are not allowed to carry the following items inside the
centres :a) Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), bits of
papers, Geometry/Pencil Box, Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Scale,
Writing Pad, Pen drives, Eraser, Log Table, Electronic Pen/scanner,
Cardboard etc.
b) Any communication devices like Mobile phones, Bluetooth,
Earphones, Microphone, Pager, Health band etc.
c) Any Watch/Wrist watch, Camera, wallet, goggles, handbags etc.
d) Any other item which could be used for unfair means and for hiding
communication devices like Camera, Bluetooth device etc.
6. No candidate, without the special permission of the Centre Superintendent or
the Invigilator concerned, will leave his/her seat or Examination Room until
the full duration of the paper is over. Candidates should not leave the
room/hall without handing over their Answer Sheets to the Invigilator on duty
and sign the attendance sheet second time. Cases where a candidate has
not signed the Attendance Sheet second time will be deemed not to
have handed over the OMR Sheet and dealt with as an unfair means
case.
7. Smoking, chewing gutka, spiting etc. in the Examination Hall/Room is strictly
prohibited.
8. Tea, coffee, cold drinks or snacks are not allowed to be taken into the
examination rooms during examination hours.
9. Fifteen minutes before the commencement of the paper, each candidate will
be given sealed Test Booklet with an Answer Sheet placed inside it.
10. THE CANDIDATES SHOULD BRING THEIR OWN BALL POINT PEN
(BLUE/BLACK) OF GOOD QUALITY.
11. Immediately on receipt of the Test Booklet, the candidates will fill in the
required particulars on the cover page of the Test Booklet with Ball Point Pen
(Blue/Black). He /She will not open the Test Booklet until asked to do so by
the Invigilator. Do not open/break the seal before the announcement.

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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO EXAMINATION

12. Five minutes before the commencement of the paper the candidate
will be asked to break/open the seal of the Test Booklet. The
candidate should check carefully that the Test Booklet Code printed on
Side-2 of the OMR Sheet is the same as printed on the Test Booklet. In
case of discrepancy, the candidate should immediately report the matter to
the Invigilator for replacement of both the Test Booklet and OMR Sheet.
13. The candidate will write the correct Test Booklet code or number as
given in the Test Booklet/ OMR sheet in the Attendance Sheet.
14. The Candidates must use Ball point pen (Blue/Black) only. Use of
pencil is strictly prohibited. OMR sheets filled with pencils will be rejected
and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard. Candidates will
mark the answers on OMR sheet only after the announcement of the
invigilator.
15. The test will start exactly at the time mentioned in the Admit Card
and an announcement to this effect will be made by the invigilator.
16. During the examination invigilator will check Admit Card of all the
candidates to verify the identity of the candidate. The invigilator will
also put his/her signatures on OMR Sheet.

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17. Candidates shall maintain proper silence and attend their Question Paper
only. Any conversation or gesticulation or disturbance in the Examination
Room/Hall shall be deemed as misbehaviour. If a candidate is found
using unfair means or impersonating, his/her candidature shall be
cancelled and he/she will be liable to be debarred for taking examination
either permanently or for a specified period according to the nature of
offence.
If any candidate is in possession of any item(s) as mentioned in Para 5
above, his/her candidature for current examination will be cancelled and
also liable to be debarred for future examination(s).
18. After completing the test and before handing over the OMR Sheet, the
candidate should check against that all the particulars required in the OMR
Sheet have been filled correctly.
19. The announcement about the beginning of the test, half time and closing
of test will be made by the invigilator. The candidate must stop marking
their responses immediately after the closing of test announcement has
been made by invigilator.
20. After break/open the seal of the Test-booklet the candidate must check
that the test-booklet contains the same number of pages as mentioned on
the first page of the Test-booklet. In case of any discrepancy in Testbooklet i.e. page missing, tear pages & misprinting, the same should be
informed to the invigilator immediately. The candidate shall not remove
any page(s) from the Test-Booklet during the test. If any candidate is
found to remove any page(s) from the Test Booklet it will be presumed as
use of unfair means and shall be liable for criminal action.

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21. The candidates must sign twice on the Attendance Sheet at the
appropriate place. Firstly, immediately after commencement of the test
and for the second time while handing over OMR Sheet to the Invigilator.
B.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF TEST BOOKLET AND OMR SHEET

1. The candidates will find the OMR Sheet placed inside the sealed Test

Booklet. The seal will be broken/ opened by the candidates after the
announcement by the invigilator and the OMR Sheet shall be taken
out from the Test Booklet. Do not open/break the seal before the
announcement.
2. Code like A, B, C or D printed on OMR sheet will be same as mentioned

on Test Booklet
3. The OMR Sheet used will be of special type which will be scanned on

Optical Scanner. The candidates should ensure that the OMR Sheet
is not folded. Do not make any stray marks on the OMR Sheet. Do not
write your Roll No. Anywhere else except in the specified space in
the OMR Sheet
Side 1 The side 1 of OMR Sheet contains the following columns which are to be
filled in neatly and accurately by the candidate with ball point pen
(Blue/Black). Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)

Roll Number
Name of the candidate
Fathers Name
Centre Number
Name of the Examination Centre
Subject offered for Paper-II(Only in case of Paper-II)

Side 2 The side 2 of OMR Sheet contains the following columns which are also to
be filled by the candidate with Ball Point Pen (Blue/Black). Use of pencil
is strictly prohibited.

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i) Roll Number
ii) Main Test Booklet Number
iii) Language Supplement Booklet Number
iv) Language Supplement Booklet Code
v) Subject offered for Paper-II(Only in case of Paper-II)
vi) Language in which you have attempted the questions
vii) Signature of the candidate

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WRITING OF PARTICULARS AND RESPONSES ON SIDE-2 WITH BALL POINT PEN
ONLY WILL BE FILLED UP AS FOLLOWS.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING THE RESPONSES

ii) THE CANDIDATES SHOULD BRING THEIR OWN BALL POINT PEN (BLUE/BLACK) OF
GOOD QUALITY. Use Ball Point Pen to completely darken the appropriate circle, i.e.
one circle for each entry.
iii) The answer/circle marked/darkened once by the candidate is final and not to be
changed. Before filling the particulars or responses, candidate must ensure that the
details marked will be as per admit card. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited. If any
candidate uses the pencil for darkening the answer sheet, his/her answer sheet will
be rejected.
iv) A light, faintly and incomplete darkened circle is a wrong method for marking and
liable to be rejected by the Optical Scanner.
v) If the candidate does not want to attempt any question he/she should not darken the
circle given against the question.
vi) Please do not fold the Answer Sheet and do not make any stray marks on it.
4. ROUGH WORK
The candidate will not do any rough work on the OMR Sheet. All rough work is to be
done on the space provided in the Test Booklet.
5. CHANGING AN ANSWER IS NOT ALLOWED
The candidate must fully satisfy themselves about the accuracy of the answer before
darkening the appropriate circle as no change in answer once marked is allowed.
Use of eraser or white/correction fluid on the OMR Sheet is not permissible as the
OMR Sheets are machine gradable and it may lead to wrong evaluation for which all
responsibility lies on the candidate.
6. Prior to handing over the Answer Sheet soon after the examination is over, the
candidate must sign the attendance sheet as a proof thereof. The candidate is
permitted to carry the Test Booklet only after the completion of test.
7. In case of any discrepancy regarding non availability of OMR Sheet of any
Candidate at the time of evaluation, it will be presumed that the candidate has
taken away the answer sheet with the test booklet and in such case the result
of the candidate will be liable to be cancelled.

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Out of four alternatives for each question, only one circle for the correct answer is to
be darkened completely with Ball Point Pen. For example Question No. 008 in the
Test Booklet reads as follows:
The capital city of Nepal is
(1) Kathmandu
(2) Dubai
(3) Tokya
(4) Dibrugarh
The correct response to this question is (1) Kathmandu. The candidate will locate
Question No. 008 in the Answer Sheet and darken the
circle 1 as shown below:
008
2 3 4

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APPENDIX III

VIJAYAWADA

02

MANIPUR

IMPHAL

49

VISAKHAPATNAM

03

MEGHALAYA

SHILLONG

50

ITANAGAR

04

MIZORAM

AIZAWL

51

ASSAM

GUWAHATI

05

NAGALAND

KOHIMA

52

BIHAR

MUZZAFARPUR

06

ODISHA

BHUBANESWAR

53

PATNA

07

SAMBALPUR

54

ARUNACHAL
PRADESH

CHANDIGARH

CHANDIGARH

08

PUDUCHERRY

PUDUCHERRY

55

CHHATTISGARH

RAIPUR

09

PUNJAB

AMRITSAR

56

DADRA&NAGAR
HAVELI

DADRA & NAGAR

HAVELI

10

BHATINDA

57

DAMAN & DIU

DAMAN

11

FEROZEPUR

58

DELHI/NCR

DELHI CENTRAL

12

JALANDHAR

59

DELHI EAST

13

MOHALI

60

DELHI NORTH

14

AJMER

61

DELHI SOUTH

15

JAIPUR

62

RAJASTHAN

DELHI WEST

16

JODHPUR

63

GOA

PANAJI

17

KOTA

64

GUJARAT

AHMEDABAD

18

UDAIPUR

65

HARYANA

HIMACHAL PRADESH

JAMMU & KASHMIR

JHARKHAND

KARNATAKA

KERALA

SURAT

19

SIKKIM

GANGTOK

66

VADODARA

20

TAMIL NADU

CHENNAI

67

AMBALA

21

COIMBATORE

68

FARIDABAD

22

MADURAI

69

GURUGRAM

23

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

70

KARNAL

24

TELANGANA

HYDERABAD

71

KURUKSHETRA

25

TRIPURA

AGARTALA

72

PANCHKULA

26

UTTARAKHAND

DEHRADUN

73

HAMIRPUR

27

HALDWANI

74

KANGRA

28

ROORKEE

75

SHIMLA

29

SRINAGAR
GARHWAL

76

JAMMU

30

AGRA

77

SRINAGAR

31

ALIGARH

78

BOKARO

32

ALLAHABAD

79

DHANBAD

33

BAREILLY

80

UTTAR
PRADESH

RANCHI

34

GHAZIABAD

81

BENGALURU

35

GORAKHPUR

82

MANGALORE

36

KANPUR

83

ERNAKULAM

37

LUCKNOW

84

KOZHIKODE

38

MATHURA

85

TRIVANDRUM

39

MORADABAD

86

LAKSHADWEEP

KAVARATTI

40

NOIDA

87

MADHYA PRADESH

BHOPAL

41

RAEBARELI

88

INDORE

42

SAHARANPUR

89

JABALPUR

43

VARANASI

90

AURANGABAD

44

DURGAPUR

91

KOLKATA

92

DUBAI

93

RIYADH

94

MAHARASHTRA

MUMBAI

45

NAGPUR

46

NASHIK

47

WEST BENGAL

ABROAD

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LIST OF STATE/CITIES WHERE CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST SEPT 2016 WILL BE CONDUCTED
CITY
CITY
STATE/UT
CITY
STATE/UT
CITY
CODE
CODE
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
01
48
PORT BLAIR
PUNE
ISLAND

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APPENDIX IV
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM

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The candidate applying for CTET is required:i)

To go through the Information Bulletin carefully with the entire requirement
therein. The application for CTET - SEPT 2016 is completely online with the
facility to upload photograph and signature of the applicant. The particulars will
be filled online and the scanned images of latest photograph and signature
(in JPG format only) will be uploaded at the time of filling the application
form.

ii)
iii)

To satisfy eligibility to appear in the examination.

To submit On-line application by giving full particulars by accessing the
CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in.
iv)
To keep the Confirmation Page along with the original copy of E-Challan
(In case fee is paid through E-Challan) of Syndicate Bank or Canara Bank
for future reference.
v)
To write complete mailing address with Postal Pin Code at the time of
applying.
vi)
Before submission of application form decide the mode of payment of fee.
vii)
If a candidate submits on-line more than one application, his/her
candidature shall be liable to be cancelled and the candidate may
also be debarred for future examination (s). No communication will
be sent in this regard.
viii)
Application Form should be filled in as under:
(a)
Sl. Nos. 1, 2 & 3 of the Application Form:-Candidate should fill his/her
Name, Mothers name and Fathers name, as recorded in the Class X
Secondary Board Certificate, in CAPITAL letters.

(b)

Sl. No. 4 of the Application Form: Date of Birth

Mention Date of Birth as recorded in the Class X Secondary Board Certificate.

(c)

Sl. No. 5 of the Application Form: Choice of Examination Centres

Candidate may select three different options for Examination Centres cities in
order of preference from where he/she wishes to appear for the test. The
choice (1st, 2nd and 3rd choice) of Examination centre city could not be same.
(Refer Appendix III)

Note: In case the number of candidates in any of the notified centre city is
very less for running the Examination centre, the Board as its discretion
may not conduct the Examination in City and the Candidate who opted
that city as 1st Choice may be allotted Examination Centres in other city
opted as 2nd or 3rd choice.

Sl. No. 6 of the Application Form: Languages Offered for CTET.

Candidate may select two languages in which he/she wishes to appear for
CTET.
Language I :

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Shall focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of

instructions. Candidate is required to select any one from
above Languages.
Language II : Shall focus on the elements of language, communication and
comprehensive abilities. Candidate is required to select any
one from above Language.

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Note:
i.
ii.

(e)

Language II should be different from Language I.

The candidates must attempt questions in languages
opted by him as mentioned in the Admit Card. In case the
questions are attempted in any other languages, the
candidature of such candidates shall be cancelled.

Sl. No. 7 of the Application Form: Question Paper Medium.

Select Question Paper medium for subjects other than languages from drop
down menu box. Candidate can select either English or Hindi.

Note: No request for change of medium will be entertained under any

circumstances.

(f)

Sl. No. 8 of the Application Form: If Differently Abled

If Yes is selected, select any of the following from differently-abled drop
down menu box:- 1. Locomotor Impaired (Ortho), 2.Hearing & Speech
Impaired and 3. Visually Impaired (Blind)

(g)

Sl. No. 9 of the Application Form: Unique Aadhar No (Optional)

Mention your unique Aadhar Number (UID)

(h)

Sl. No. 10 of the Application Form: Gender

Select Gender Male and Female

(i)

Sl. No. 11 of the Application Form: Category

Select category from General, SC, ST and OBC

(j)

Sl. No. 12 of the Application Form: Status of Qualifying Exam

Select the status from drop down menu box. If qualified, select Passed else
select Appearing in Final Exam.

(k)

Sl. No. 13 of the Application Form: Employment Status

Mention employment status by selecting any of the option available in drop
down menu box.

(l)

Sl. No. 14 of the Application Form: Applying for

Select Paper I if you intent to apply for becoming teacher for classes I to V
Select Paper II if you intent to apply for becoming teacher for classes VI to
VIII*
Select Both (Paper I & Paper II) if you intent to apply for becoming teacher for
the both i.e. classes I to V and VI to VIII*

(B) Minimum Educational Qualifications for becoming teacher for

Classes VI-VIII
Select appropriate Code from drop down menu box if you intent to
apply for becoming teacher for classes VI to VIII

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Sl. No. 14a of the Application Form: Minimum Educational

Qualifications for teaching Classes I to V and VI to VIII
Candidate must possess Minimum Educational Qualifications for
becoming a teacher for Class I to V and VI to VIII.
(A) Minimum Educational Qualifications for becoming teacher for
Classes I-V
Select appropriate Code from drop down menu box if you intent to
apply for becoming teacher for classes I to V

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Note: The candidate not having any of the above qualification shall not
be eligible for appearing in Central Teacher Eligibility Test. The
candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and
shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to
apply as per the given eligibility criteria.
(n)

Sl. No. 14b of the Application Form: Subject offered for Paper-II
i.e. if applying for paper II (classes VI to VIII)

Candidates who intent to apply for becoming teacher for classes VI to VIII
should mention the choice of subject mentioned in column 14b. The options
of subject are 1) Mathematics & Science and 2) Social Science.
Note: If the candidate applies for Paper-II only or Both Papers in Sl. No. 14
and does not mention the subject offered for Paper II in 14(b), shall not
be eligible and the application will be rejected & fee will be forfeited
without any further communication.

(o)

(p)

(q)

Sl. No. 15 of the Application Form: Mention Roll Number

In case you have appeared in the last three CTET examination conducted i.e.
CTET-FEB 2015, CTET-SEPT 2015 or/and CTET-FEB 2016, kindly mention
your Roll Number.
Sl. No. 16 of the Application Form: A drop down facility has been
provided to the candidates to choose the college from where they have
obtained B.Ed Degree/Diploma in Education/ Elementary Education etc. In
case the name of their college is not given they may choose the option
OTHER and fill in the required particulars. The candidate may mention the
percentage of marks obtained by him/her in the Degree/Diploma in
Education/Elementary Education etc. The decimal part may be ignored e.g.
55 for 55.32% or 65 for 65.69%. The Candidates who are appearing in their
final exam may mention the percentage of marks scored by them in their
previous years/semesters.

Sl. No. 17 of the Application Form: Address

Candidate may write complete mailing address including PIN CODE as the
same is required for further communication. The Board will NOT be
responsible for non receipt of Mark Statement /Certificate etc. in case the
postal address is not complete or legible

(r)

Sl. No. 18 of the Application Form : Mobile No.

Mention valid mobile number as the updates/alerts related to CTET may be
sent on candidates mobile number.

(s)

Sl. No. 19 of the Application Form: STD Code with Telephone No.
(Optional)
Mention telephone number with STD code.

(t)

Sl. No. 20 of the Application Form: E-mail Id

Mention valid E-mail Id as the updates/alerts related to CTET may be sent on
candidates E-mail Id.

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Sl. No. 21 of the Application Form: Security Pin

Enter security pin as shown below in green colour.

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APPENDIX V
Procedure for submission of Online Application Form of CTET - SEPT 2016
Application form Upload Images Fee Payment

Confirmation Page

1.

Please read the Information Bulletin of CTET - SEPT 2016 carefully before
you start filling the Online Application Form.

2.

For ON-LINE SUBMISSION - www.ctet.nic.in

Online Application has to be submitted by accessing the following CTET
website www.ctet.nic.in. The candidate should supply all the details while
filling up the On-line Application. After depositing fee in Bank, Candidates
are required to take a print out of the computer generated Confirmation Page
after successful submission of data (if fees paid through Challan) and keep it
for record and future reference, if required.

3.

Examination Fee
Category

Only Paper I or II

Both Paper I & II

General/OBC Category
SC/ST/Differently Abled Category

Rs 600/- (Six Hundred)

Rs 300/- (Three Hundred)

Rs 1000/- (One Thousand)

Rs 500/- (Five Hundred)

Service Charges & Service Taxes (as applicable) will be charged extra by the Banks

The fee can be remitted in the following ways:

Exam Fee Account with Syndicate Bank or Canara Bank.

By Debit/Credit Card.

Procedure for submission of online application form

1. Please read the Information Bulletin of CTET SEPT 2016 carefully before you
start filling the Online Application Form.
2. Candidates can apply for CTET-SEPT 2016 ON-LINE through official website
www.ctet.nic.in.The candidate should supply all details while filling the Online
Application Form. Candidates are required to take a print out of the computer
generated Confirmation Page with Registration Number after successful
submission of data, uploading of scanned images of latest photograph &
signature (in JPG format only) and payment of fee for record and future
reference. The confirmation page SHOULD NOT be sent to CBSE/CTET unit.
3 The candidate should mention their valid Mobile No. and E-mail ID while filling
their On-Line application so that the updates/alerts related to CTET may be
sent to the registered Mobile Number /E-mail ID.
Method of Submission of Online Application Form:
Log on to CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in.
Go to the link Apply Online and open the same.
Fill in the Online Application Form
Upload Scanned Images of latest Photograph and Signature

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STEP 1:
STEP 2:
STEP 3:
STEP 4:

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4.

Remittance through E-Challan by depositing the prescribed fee in CTET

CTET-SEPT 2016
Note:

The scanned image of latest photograph is required to be uploaded to avoid the

inconvenience at centre, as this photograph will be matched with the actual candidate
appearing in the examination.
The signature should be in jpg format.
Size of the photo image must be greater than 4 kb and less than 100 kb.
Size of the signature image must be greater than 1 kb and less than 25 kb.
Image Dimension of photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height) only.

STEP 5:

Pay examination Fee by e-challan or debit/credit card

STEP 6:

Print Confirmation page for record and future reference.

The candidates particulars cannot be changed/ edited once the examination

fee is submitted. Thereafter corrections in the particulars can be made online
w.e.f. 20.07.2016 to 25.07.2016.
The candidates shall be permitted to make on-line correction, if any, in their
following particulars i.e. name, father and mother name, date of birth, category,
differently abled category, Paper opted (i.e. Paper I or Paper II), Subject for
Paper II, First choice of Centre, language I and/or II opted, Address of
correspondence and the name of the Institution/College/University from where
he/she has obtained his/her B.Ed Degree/Diploma in Elementary Education etc.

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No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through

fax/application or by email etc. No correspondence in this regard will be
entertained. Please note that no request for any change in particular will be
accepted under any circumstances after the specified date for online
correction is over.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE FOR CTET - SEPT 2016

1.

2.

3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

a. Online Submission of application through

CTET website www.ctet.nic.in
b. Last date for payment of fee through E-challan
or Debit/Credit Card by the candidate.
Period for Online Corrections in Particulars
(No correction will be allowed in any
particulars after this date)
Final status of application :
check the status of application and/or Particulars
of candidate whose fees received
Download Admit Card from Boards website
Date of Examination
Centre of Examination
Declaration of Results on or before.
Dispatch of CTET Marks Statement/Certificate
Material to be brought by the candidate on the day
of examination

22.06.2016 to 18.07.2016
19.07.2016 (Before 03:30 PM)*
20.07.2016 to 25.07.2016
20.07.2016
17.08.2016
18.09.2016

Paper-II 09:30 to 12:00 PM**

Paper-I 02:00 to 04:30 PM**

As indicated on the Admit Card

2nd Week of November (tentatively)
December onwards

BALL POINT PEN (BLUE/BLACK) OF

GOOD QUALITY, Downloaded Admit Card
and One Photo ID proof (any of the
following PAN Card, AADHAAR Card,
Passport, Driving Licence, Voter ID card)
All rough work should be done in the Test
10. Rough Work
Booklet only. The candidate should NOT
do any rough work or put stray mark on
the Answer Sheet.
*In case confirmation page not generated, the candidate should approach the Assistant Secretary,
CTET Unit, CBSE between 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. from 20.07.2016 to 25.07.2016 giving proof of the
payment of fee either through Bank Challan or through Credit/Debit Card for considering his/her
candidature for CTET - SEPT 2016.

** TIME SCHEDULE
Paper II
Paper I
18.09.2016
18.09.2016
DATE OF EXAMINATION
a) Entry in the Examination Hall
8:00 AM
12:30 PM
b) Checking of Admit Cards
09:00 AM to 09:15 AM 01:30 PM to 01:45 PM
c) Distribution of Test Booklet
09:15 AM
01:45 PM
d) Seal of the Test Booklet to be broken/opened
09:25 AM
01:55 PM
to take out the Answer Sheet
09:30 AM
02:00 PM
e) Last Entry in the Examination Hall#
f) Test Commences
09:30 AM
02:00 PM
g) Test Concludes
12:00 PM
04:30 PM
#
Candidates will not be permitted to enter the Examination Centre after the commencement of the
examination as per time schedule given above/Admit Card.
Qualifying the CTET would not confer a right on any person for Recruitment/Employment as it
is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment.

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The candidate should mention their own mobile number and E-Mail id while submitting their on-line
application as the CTET alerts will be sent to the candidates on their registered mobile number and
E-Mail id only.